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AND GEORGIA JOURNAL MESSENGER. riSjjYt REID & REESE, Proprietors. The Family Journal.—Nets—Politics—Literature—Agriculture—Domestic Affairs. PUSHED 1826. GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING -.i—- a. -..a. ,.wani " 11 >,uw - MACON .TUESDAY, MARCH 29 1870. YOL LXIV.-NO. 32 of Zion—1*0. 2.—The Captivity* (u concert with chcquitta.) tu tflnM H&nd, I touch my trembling lyre, rrrtf imbued it with celestial fire, nnprwticed in the sacred trilling art, QjgjorJant notes, which make tho skillful FROM WASHINGTON. One or the Busy B.s—Revels Debnt in the Senate—Morton’s Felicitations —Bullockites and Bryantites. ■tut; lotes to winder thro’ each woodland glado g** (bjrminR things an unseen Hand hath ®»btn jt (ta no longer be Dame Nature’s bird, doth sing itself to rest. I I hfuesth that tree, did sleep with folded tag, t ntiog dream, of which it fain would sing; f dreamed “tho wheel of time,” had backward r^ipwe t «e might catch & glimpse of Judah’s ancient net, t > wandered down tho vista dim of ages, Eiii beeido tho streams, where dwelt the ancient ■ages; I close beeido thoso sad, “forsaken ones,” wo (jtpt, tlD g their harps upon thoso weepingtrees and I UP 1, L ibtn thoso captors stern, who did them so T s nch wrong rjti that they should cheer their tyrant hearts Ifith King; ’ they could not touch, for such a cruel band, ' on ejjch they played in their beloved lan A r iieUl9 we ro full of grief, too much they felt the charge, L amid not sing those songs within “aland eo I etiange, l Hill there was a hand—I saw it in m7 dream— LtielttbeiMpirution of the mournful theme. 1 ■ gtntlehand, as fair as mother Eve’s, Ctonchtd those trembling cords beneath those [dripping JearM. I tearful mum rang out thoso Ungers that were | Sung, , tfcw forsaken harps, that “long neglected Dg.” captirea wailinga” were tho key notes of my i in concert sang with ‘murmurs of the I rJiowi kept good time, by swaying to, and (ho; 1 Z-phyrs thro’ them sighed as if oppressed with ■tie. Itba •‘Chiquitta” played a solo on her lnte, U floated on the breeze like notes of fairies (fete. le captive harpers then—both old and young in A j in the stream, wero smiling thro’ their Hand gladsome echo thro' the woodlands rung, Ibe the raptures of the Restoration snug, Inst, and I were so enamoured with the I ‘•song,’’ kwhea those sounds had ceased we did the strain | prolong. (to be continued.) A’tjt Hilt, Macon, March 18Ih Lexobe. Stabiit Mater. s folloving is a recent translation of one of Igrindest hymns of the Catholic Ritual. broken hearted, lo! and tearful, Bjweii beside that Cross so fearful, Stands the Mother by the Son! Through her bosom, sympathizing In His mortal agonizing, Deep and keen tho steel has gone. How afflicted, bow distressed, Stands she now, that Virgin blessed, By that tree of wo and scorn! Mark her tremble, droop and languish, Gazmg on that awful anguish Or her Child, the Only-Bora! m. Who may see, nor share her weeping, ChrUt the Saviour’s Mother keeping Grier* wild watch, so ead and lone ? Who behold her bosom sharing Every pang Ilia soul is bearing, Kor receive them in bis own ? Tansom for a world's offending, L>. her Son and God is bending That dear bead to wounds and blows ; ’Mid the body’s laceration, As his life blood darkly flows, v. Fount of lovo. in this dread hour, Teach ma all thy sorrow’s power. Bid me share its grievous load: O'er thy heart thy spirit pouring, “■1 it barn in meet adoring Of it* martyred Christ and God 1 Bs av piayer, O Mother, granted, Arf within my heart implanted Every gaah whoso crimson tide that spotless victim streaming, wigne to flow for my redeeming, Mother of the Crucified! vn. Every sigh of thy affliction— Every pang of crucifixion— Teach me all their agony! •it His cross forever bending, to thy grief forever blending, Mother, let mo live and die. vm. Firgin, of all virgins highest, Humble prayer who ne’er deniest. Teach me how to share thy woe! AH Christ’s rassion’s-depth revealing, Qjieken every quivering feeling, All its bitterness to know! ix. Bid mo drink that heavenly madness, Mingled bliss of grief and gladness. Of the Cross or thy dear Son! With His love my son! inflaming, Kud for it, oh. Virgin, claiming Mercy at His judgment throne'. §*lter at that Cross, oh yield me, “Jibedeath cf Christ, on shield me. Comfort with thy grace and aid! oh. Mother, bid my spirit h* of Baradiso inherit, "Benits clay to rest is laid! I for the Telegraph and Hesgsenre. k Blind, r^n voyage!" said I smilingly. 'bowed he o’er my hand and went away; inot “Sow the little heart that broke that day For him. •*e the mist that gathered in my eye. ^*rcame, and ordering horses fleet, !*** through woodland aud by mountain bigh, 11 the meadows where tho cowslip fresh and •veet, •^the bright brooklet singing “he would die For her.” , ***** cared I for tho snmmer skies ? 7** the cowslip and the brook might say ? A dered At my strange abstract replies— hoart had gone the other way With him. this, long after ho was gone, juesd had asked him what he thought of me; charming—but she’s heartless as a •tout'. - ’ 116 89 v <ry blind, e’en when they see Plainest. _ Ioxz. *** t se North State.- - The Raleigh *»5s the negroes are still leaving the ( r °hhd Greensboro for more Southern Washington, March 1G, 1770. Editors Tdegmph and Messenger: Cspt. Bryant is aB industrious as a beaver. Ho has ho newspaper organ here, and has to put forth his views in pamphlet form for circulation among members of Congress and others. At every turn or phase of the Georgia question Bryant is ready with a neatly printed pamphlet They fall upon Congressional desks like sun flashes upon a river, “A moment seen, then gone forever.” I have now before me five pamphlets, all is sued within a day or two. The first is entitled “The Union Record of Hon. Joshua Hill, of Georgia—A Letter in Reply to his Enemies." This is a letter published by Mr. Hill in 18CG, and now republished by Bryant, ‘-without the knowledge of Mr. Hill.’’ Next we have “A letter to tho Hon. Charles Sumner, of the United States Senate—Attempt to Defeat tho Bingham Amendment.” In this pamphlet Mr. Bryant sets forth his record as Union man, a Republican, editor of Republican papers, etc. Under the caption of “Villainy Exposed,” he says Bullock has appointed ex rebels aud Democrats to ofiice; that he wanted to get control of the Legislature for selfish pur poses—“that he might cover np financial opera tions and elect Foster Blodgett to the United States Senate.” The statement of Mr. Angier concerning Bollock’s financi? operations is then introduced, and is followed by an account of the attempt to elect Foster Blodgett to the United States Senate in 1867, and a history of tho Blodgett perj ary case. The pamphlet con cludes with a review of tho reasons why Bul lock & Co. desire to defeat the Bingham amend ment to the Georgia bill, in which various Blodgett and Bullock tricks, such as manufac turing telegrams and memorials to order, are exposed. Mr. Bryant closes as follows: “Actuated by the same feelings which caused mo to risk my risk life on the battle-field, I am now willing to sacrifice everything in this at tempt to save my adopted State from these des perate and reckless men.” The third pamphlet is entitled “An Appeal to Republican Senators by Wealthy and Influ ential Republican Leaders of Georgia.” It con tains copies of dispatches received by Bryant and Bowles from Messrs. Austell, Wm. Mark ham, T. P. Saffold, A. G. Foster and A. J. Wil liams, urging upon Senators the prompt passage of the Georgia Bill, with Bingham’s Amend ment, as a means of bringing peace and strengthening tho Republican party. The tele grams are followed by sketches of tho character and political recards of these gentlemen. The fourth pamphlet, “Gov. Bullock and tho Democratic press ot Georgia,” contains a spe cial dispatch from Forney’s Chronicle, giving an editorial from the Atlanta Intelligencer which is termed “the oldest and most conservative journal in the State,” in favor of Bingham’s amendment. The following comments are ap pended to the telegram: The above despatch appeared in the Wash ington Chronicle of this morning. The Atlanta Intelligencer was for a long time the publicly recognized official organ of Governor Bollock, and is now such under cover, the proprietor be ing seriously financially involved. It is largely in the pay of Governor Bollock and the State railroad, which we are prepared to prove. This article was evidently written in the interest of Governor Bullock. Its finger-marks are too plain to be misunkerstood. “It is also understood that the Macon Teee- grath and Messenger was, and still is, under the pay of Gov. Bullock. It is also well understood in Georgia that several of tho pretended Demo cratic papers are in his pay, to write violent anti-reconstruction articles, to abuse President Grant, a Republican Congress, and even Gov ernor Bullock himself, when necessary for tho accomplishment of bis purposes. These arti cles are shown to Senators and members of tho House to prove the disloyal spirit of the people of Georgia, and tho necessity for further Con gressional action. Being unable to obtain a hearing through the Washington press, we are obliged to trouble yon with ihi3 pamphlet, with tho sincere hope that you will give it a careful perusal. J. E. Bbtast, John Bowles. National Hotel, Washington, 1). C., March 12, 1870.” What say the Democratic press of Georgia to thes statements. Tho Georgia debate progresses slowly. It is pretty much tho same story as was told over Virginia and Mississippi. ’ To-day, however, was a gala day for the colored folks. The first colored Senator was announced to deliver the speech prepared for him by Governor Bullock; and tho result was an immense crowd, in which the negro element largely predominated. How many came ont of idle curiosity, as they would flock to a rare show, to which admission was free; and how many because of interest in the future of the people of Georgia, struggling to free themselves from the toils of a ring of cor rupt and unprincipled meD, who steal the rev enue and defamo the citizens of tho State, it is, of coarse, impossible to say. I incline to the belief, however, and think most people will agree with me, that the vast crowd which swarm ed in and about the Senate Chamber this morn ing was drawn together by an idle cariosity, and had as little thought of tho fnturo or mis fortunes of Georgia as the March wind which whistled without. To return to Revels, it must be said that he acquitted himself very well. He read his (Bul lock's) speech from manuscript, and his deliv ery was quite good. Tho effect of his remarks was heightened in a singular way. Some of the tin npon tho roof of the Senate Chamber had become loosened, and tho high wind caused it to rattle violently at intervals, producing tho ef fect of theatrical thunder. When Bevels con cluded, Morton complimented him by disparag ing President Davis. Ho said tho Senate had lout nothing by the absence of Jefferson Davis, but had gained much in patriotism and loyalty. Morton then proceeded to deliver an argument, os the attorney of Bollock, tho character of which may bo readily imagined. He argued that the government of the State is merely pro visional, and that Gen. Terry could to-day re move Gov. Bullock or any and every State of ficial in Georgia. He was frequently interrupt ed by questions from Edmunds, Carpenter, Trumbull and Conkling, which ho found it in convenient, or inexpedient, to answer. The na ture of these questions indicated very clearly that the Senators named will not be found among the supporters of Bullock when it comes to a vote on the Biugham amendment. Mor ton closed with a death’s head and a bloody sketch of the present condition of Georgia, where he said hundred’s of murders were tak ing place, and the murderers were walking openly in noonday. He declared that the Un ion men of Georgia had no protection; that there was for them no safety in life and pro perty ; and now it was proposed to ignore these Union men and givo power to rebels and mur derers. With this burst of bombast and false hood Mr. Morton collapsed. Tho Senate then went into executive session. The Bollock gang mustered in force, on tho Senate floor to-day. Bryant occupied a seat in the reporters gallery, while Bowles took np his station in tho ladies' gallery. The Bryant party do not “give up tho ship” by any means, and were made encouraged by tho tenor of to-day’s proceedings. I noticed in the corridors, after the Senate Chamber had been cleared to the outside world, the negro delegation from Georgia which Gov. Bullock had summoned to Washington. They were full of importance and chattered together' like so many magpies; but I don’t think Bul lock will find them of much service in carrying out his schemes. From present indications it appears as if the Georgia debate in the Senate may be protracted for a month. Dalton. By a nitro-glycerine explosion at Ridgefield, New Jersey, on Friday, four men and a boy, were literally torn to pieces. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. A Respite for Georgia—Affairs Hopeful— Bollock's Female and Fiscal Lobby—Mr. Stewart—Senators Spencer, Howard and Sawyer-Land Grants and tbc Southern Pacific Railroad—Maryland. Washington, March 10, 1870. Editors Telegraph and Messenger To-day Georgia has a respite so far as CoDgress is con cerned. The Senate adjourned over yesterday until Monday, and the House meets to-day for speech-making only. The situation is far from hopeless. Each day since the debate in the Senate commenced, some new and unexpected champion of the Bingham amendment has come forward. We have had conservative speeches from men heretofore considered double-dyed Radicals; and even two of the carpet-baggers, who might reasonably have been expected to support Bollock, have declared’ in favor of the amendment. Bat though there are grounds for hope, there is no certainty of snccess. Bullock is lobbying vigorously, and has brought a female lobby into use for corrupting Senators not otherwise ap proachable. That he has bought other Senators with greenbacks, or, to put it in a less offensive way, retained them a3 his attorneys, is currently rumored and generally believed. A truly loyal witness testified before the House Military Com mittee, in relation to the sale of cadetships, not long since, that he “had bought np Congress men liko sheep.” And he was a penny specula tor compared to Bullock with the treasury of Georgia to draw upon, and a two year’s exten sion of his official term at stake. No one doubts but that there are in tho Senate, as well as in the House, men who can be bought to ad vocate any measure, however iniqnitons. There is one Senatorial carpet-bagger, at all events, who has this reputation; and it is believed if he cannot get five thousand dollars he will take five hundred, and if he cannot get five hundred ho will take fifty, or five, or a bottle of whisky or a partipa. Senator Stewart, who opposed the Virginia bill with might and main, and advocated liberality toward tho people of that State, is now doing all ho can to defeat Bingham’s amendment to extend Bullock’s official term, and to perpetu ate the Legislature. It might be well to en quire what has induced the change of senti* ment on the part of the honorable Senator from Nevada. Has ho pocketed a “ retainer" from Bullock? Mr. Stewart’s chief objection to the Bingham amendment, he declared, was that it assumed to fix a day for an election in Georgia, an unwarranted exercise of power on the part of Congress. Mr. Stewart finds no difficulty, however, in advocating Mr. Wilson’s amend ment, which postpones the election authorized by the Constitution of Georgia, and appoints a dag for such election in 1872. Such is Radical consistency. Would any man who was not en gaged as an attorney in a case stick to a client through snch a self-stultification as this ? There is not in tho Senate chamber a mean er, more contemptible specimen of the genus carpet-bagger than Senntor Spencer, a New Yorker, whom Federal bayonets thrust into one of Alabama’s Senatorships. He is jealons of Warner, his colleague, who has ten times the brains which Spencer possesses, and is, in every respect, superior as a man. Warner is a car pet-bagger also, from Ohio; but be is not liko Spencer, a willing tool of tho lobbyists, and has, on every occasion when tho Southern peo ple have been traduced and villified, sought an opportunity to defend them. If there is in the Senate one carpet-bagger who deserves re-elec tion, it is Senator Warner. Spencer feeh that his only chance is to have Alabama farther re constructed, and placed again under military controL Accordingly, on Thursday ha em braced the opportunity to defamo the people of Alabama and tho people of Georgia at the same time. The World’s Washington correspondent says: Mr. Howard had tho floor, bnt gave way to Spencer, the carpet-bagger from Alabama, who read an essay. This worthy began with his hands in his breeches pockets, and looked for all tho world like a livery-stable keeper airrng bis Sunday clothes. The bulk of this essay— which, like Revels’ speech, had been written for him by an outsider—consisted of the story of outrage and murder, which has been on the boards this fonr years and more, ns pretext for despotio and corrupt legislation. Spencer at tracted very little attention, even when he in dulged in a fling at his colleague, Warner, for his alleged conservative tendencies. He re marked witn happy accumen,.that, if tho peo ple of Alabama had their way, neither he nor ris colleague would be there. From another source I take the following synopsis of Spencer’s tirade. He said : The kindness and forbearance which Con gress had shown toward the Sontb had been as pearls cast before swine. The majority of tho white people of all those States still entertain implacable hatred toward the Government, and show tho same on every occasion. He read from letters received by him from Alabama, giving accounts of numerous murders of white Railroad Company, was introduced in the House some time ago, aud inferred to the Committee on Public Lands. The Cowmilteo will report favorably on the bill, but its fete in the House is still doubtful. The editorials of the Baltimore Gazette on he Fifteenth Amendment, in vhich not only are the people of Maryland callelnpon to resist it every way possible, but the people of the whole country appealed to put Awn, by revo lution, if necessary, the Radical faction who are violating the Constitution and depriving American citizens of their rights and liberties, have attracted much attention here, aud are un derstood to havo been discussal in. Cabinet meetings. After Georgia has beer handed over to Bollock, a precedent will thus le established which will enable the Radicals to proceed with tho re-reconstruction of Tennesset. Maryland or Kentucky will come next, as soc as the sun rises and sets. And then such otbsr States as have dared to elect Democratic officials will be taken in hand, provided that ere this revolu tionary programme is carried out the people do not rise in their majesty, and, in the sacred names of liberty and justice, sweep from power the Radical horde who are daily forging fresh fetters and shackles for free Americans. In a few days I expect to havo a full statement of a Radical plot now in progress here, and preg nant with danger to the South, as well as to the North. Its exposure will assist, I trust, iu open ing tho eyes of the people to the dangers which menace them. Dalton. and black Unionists in that State, and nlso ex- tracts from the Democratic press as evidence of tho bitterness Which existed, and expressed his surprise at the position assumed l>y his col league. He advocated that the‘government of Georgia should not bo wrested by Congress from loyal hands, and given over to rebels who were now waiting so eagerly to wreak their vengeance. ‘The kindness and forbearance” of Congress toward the Sonth! Is not Senator Spencer slightly sarcastic ? Mr. Howard followed Spencer in opposition to the Bingham amendment; bnt made so many and such glaring misstatements which wero promptly contradicted and exposed by Senators Trumbull, Edmunds and othors; and was asked Letter from Bowden. Bowden, Ga., March 18,1870. Editors Macon Telegraph and Messenger : What soy yon to a line from Carroll? From this (at present) region of numb fingers, blue noses and frost bitten heels. Fast the middle of March and the ground frozen hard as a brick every morning! Who ever heard the like—or rather who that has been all his life a resident of your part of the country ever knew the like? Indeed, the birds are singing merrily this morn ing, bnt what it is that inspires their carrol3 I can’t imagine, unless it is the hope that after a month or so the scale of weather will tnrn, and they are anticipating what a nice time they will have when it does. Since the 20th of January I am fnlly per suaded that the thermometer has stood as low as freezing point almost a third of the time ; three-fourths of the mornings tho ground has been frozen, and many times it ha3 continued in that situation all day. Still people up here make no great admiration at this state of affairs, being accustomed to it, I guess. I’m not, though, and it bothers me. I can’t step out of doors, but I must be wrapped np head aud ears, and it March, too, aud not only March, bnt the middle of March, when corn should be up and growing beantifully, and people tbinking about planting cotton. It’s a long lane,” though, “that has no taming,” and I am told that be fore six months has elapsed I will bo making equally as heavy complaints about tho hot weather. Of the truth of this assertion I will speak another time, I can scarcely realize its accuracy just now. Have any of yon, Messrs. Editors, over been to Bowden ? I suppose not. Well, yon must come when the Griffin and North Alabama railroad is completed to this place; bnt not be fore, unless you are fond of riding in a stage drawn by four spirited horsc-s, at a “spanking" trot, over a road remarkable, particularly for the number of its obstructions, in the shape of rocks larger—yes,considerably larger—than one of your heads—I might say as largo ■+? all of them together. Bat then I conjecture the ride would be beneficial to one of sedentary habits, and npon reflecting would recommend that you make the trip soon—in May, for instance, when we intend having a Sunday school celebration; the ladies will be ont en masse then, you know, and you can feast your eyes upon the beauty of Carroll’s fair inmates. I will say nothing concerning the “Institu tion,” here; everybody that knows anything abont it witnesses its excellence, and Ikoy that know nothing, would consider mo exaggerating the truth, were I to enumerate its various ad vantages. To praise it wonld bo superfluous to '-he former, and to keep myself above suspi cion as regards my veracity, in the opinion of the latter, I am silent. It is unnecessary to state, that according to my conviction, fru f t, that is, as much of it, as peaches and plnms constitute, in this part of the “moral vineyard" is “gone up.” What is it that could exist in a temperature freezing cold almost all the time, unless, forsooth, it re mained “hugging tho (sometimes) delusive phantom ot” fire, as I have to do ? More anon. Respectfully, yours, E. S. W. The Fortress Slonroe Conference. A writer over the signature of “Delta," in the Now York Nows, professes to givo a correct ac count of the celebrated interview in Hampton Roads on tho subject of peaco. After a long in troduction, in which ho describes the condition of tho Southern army, and gives tho views of Mr. Davis, General Leo and others, and reflects Somewha. Harshly npon vrhat he is pleased to term tho “selfishness” of Mr. Stephens, the writer proceeds with his story, thus: Tho government at Washington bad no thought of sending “Commissioners” pro forma; but tho President and his Secretory, Mr. Seward, resolved to proceed to Fortress Monroe to meet there the gentlemen sent thither by the Con federates, for the purpose of having a quiet and dispassionate talk about “the situation.” This conferenco then was entirely unofficial, so far sb one, and by for the most important side was concerned. It should not be forgotten just here, despite all that has been said and printed, that Mr. Davis was entirely opposed to this meeting, feel- so many questions by those gentlemen, which ing well assured that absolutely nothing of im- he found himself unable or unwilling to answer, that he became very uncomfortable and finally yielded the floor to Senator Sawyer, of South Carolina; who, to the astonishment of some of his colleagues, came out boldly and squarely iu favor of tho amendment. The great event yes terday, however, was a speech from Senator Schurz, who vigorously protested against tho perpetuation of the Georgia Legislature and tho extension of Governor Bullock’s official term. He had, while speaking, the undivided attention of the Senate and received the congratulations of his friends when ho had concluded. It was decidedly the best speech yet made on the Georgia bill. Mr. Williams addressed the Senate on the side of right and the laws. Drake ranted and raved about Ku-klnx, and tried to get a vote on his amendment, but did not succeed. The Senate then adjourned until Monday. The leading Democratic members of tho House determined some time since that they would sanction no more land grants to railways. The Pacific railroad swindle, and other 8windles too numerous to mention, whereby large and valuable tracts of publio land, tho property of the whole people, went into the handsand pock ets of private individuals, led to this determi nation on the part of the Democracy. They resolved that, so far as lay in their power, they wonld prevent farther frauds of this kind. The advocates of a Southern Pacific railway thus found themselves confronted by opposition from both sides of the House. Mr. Shorrod, M. O. from Alabama, who has identified himself close ly with the interests of the South in this mat ter, has been vigorously at work for some time in endeavoring to overoome this opposition on the part of Democratic members, and has been quite successful. He says, and truly, that the North has bad these land grants without end, and the South has had nothing. Is it just, therefore, to stop now ? Should not this South ern Pacifio railroad reoeive its proportion of the publio lands ? Then if no more land grants sre to be made, let it be so understood. But do not deprive this Southern enterprise, whieh, by its various connections, will benefit the whole Sonth, of that aid whioh has been so freely be stowed upon Northern railways. A bill giving the right of way and land grants to the Southern Trans-continental (or Memphis and El Paso) portauce could result from it. He yielded only whenanost strenuously appo aled to by some of the most prominent men ubout him, foremost among whom was Mr. Stephens; and ns there was no love between “the chief "and his Vice-Presi dent, he resolved to select Mr. Stephens as one Jof the triumvirate who wore to compose this barren embassy—taking care, however, to ap point as the two others his warmest and most trusted friends, Senator Hunter and Judge Campbell. General Grant passed the three gentlemen through hie lines, and they proceeded to Fortress Monroe without unnecessary delay. They were received with courtesy by all officials with whom they met, and especially by Mr. Lincoln and bis Secretary of State; but at the very outset Mr. Lincoln distinctly informed them that it was not his purpose to treat with them. He calmly discussed the state of affairs, re ferred to the tremendous force which he held in the hollow of his hand, and spoke of the inex haustible supplies in his command in every sec tion of the country; said that the “game was almost played out, and that the one thing that mnofr dn inefr. fhnn iHr'. - -- the Confederacy “so-called” must do just then, was 8imply«to—submit! He promised to seenro for them the best terms possible. As to slavery, that was dead! There was Borne allusion to the settlement of the “mixed question" by the Su preme Court, and to the probable contingency that doubtless years would elapse ere the mat ter wonld bo definitely deoided, bnt this was, perhaps, a mere placebo. It is reported that whisky and water was imbibed freely, and that Mr. Lincoln illustrated his views by an anecdote or two. Mr. SewaTd was especial facetious. He met his old confrere, Mr. Hunter, with great apparent—it may be real—cordiality, smiled upon him with genial complacency, and said, “God bless you, Hunter, my old friend, I am very sorry for you. Just ground the weapons of your rebellion, and we will do the best we oan for you. No doubt a few of you will be hung”—and here he almost melted into tears— “but that is unavoidable. I entertain a very sincere regard for you, and some of my old friends associated with you, in this stupendous folly, but-it must be confessed you have thrust yourselves into a very bad predicament, really very bad. Let us take another drink I” And thus the conference dosed. i \ .*• ■ &3K35' City of Brunswick and the Avery iris- patch. We see in the Brunswick Seaport Appeal, of last Friday, that an indignation meeting was held at MoConn’s Hall in that dty last Wednes day evening. Mr. P. M. Nightengale presided, and T. F. Smith aoted as secretary, and at which the following paper from Mayor Houston, In relation to the recent tronbles on the Bruns wick and Albany railroad was read and endorsed as a correct statement: My attention having been called to various telegraphic reports, which have appeared in the papirs concerning a disturbance which is said to have taken place on the Brunswick and Alba- bany railroad on the 10th inst, I deem it. as I was Mayor of the city at the time, an act of justice to the citizens of Brunswick and the people of the entire State, to make tho follow ing statement of facts: The matter did not, in truth, amount to a dis turbance. Thero was no act of violence com mitted, nor even a serious threat of personal violence to any one. The employees of the road only desired Mr. Conant, the chief contractor, to restore Mr. Babcock, the former superintend ent, who had, as they claimed, been unjustly discharged, or pay the amounts then due them for their services. Mr. Gonant said to them that he could not, under the circumstances, restore Mr. Babcock, and such being the case, that if they would all go down to Brunswick that even ing, they should all be paid off on the morrow. There was no hostile demonstrations of any kind whatever ‘made, and I am satisfied from the information given me, that there was no de sire or intention on the part of any one to in jure or molest Mr. Avery, Conant or any one of them. All came down together, and seemed to be on very good terms—no one dreaming of any injury being done to any person, or to the property of the company. It was suggested to me next morning, that the disaffected might possibly endeavor to prevent the train from go ing np the road, and I immediately went among them for the purpose of ascertaining if such was the case, and I was informed and assured, that they had no intention, whatever, of doing so. A few of them, who had been drinking, were somewhat boisterous, and, while excited, may have remarked that if they were not paid that day, according to promise, they wonld take pos session of the road until they were paid. This, as far as I can learn, was. the only extremity proposed, and that only by a few drunken men, and that only in the event they should not be paid. No threats of personal violence were made, and no violence was intended to be offered to any one. Mr. Avery, it seems, left the same night, and before the men conld be paid off next day, and it was simply the wicked man flee ing and no one pursuing. No disturbance had taken place when ho left, and he knew that it could take only place upon a failure to pay the men as promised. The men were paid as prom ised and tho whole matter ended, being nothing more, indeed, than a tempest in a tea-pot. Neither Mr. Avery, Conant, Kimball or Halbert called npon me, or any of the civil authorities, as I am informed, forqprotection for themselves or the property of the company, and for the simple reason that none was needed. As soon, however, as Mr. Avery conld reach a Station, he telegraphed the news all over the country, that a serious difficulty had occurred on the line of the Road, and that it was the work of designing men in order to prevent the completion of fifty miles of the Road by the 18th instant, so that the endorsement of tho State might be forfeited. So far from this be ing true, these men expressed their willingness and readiness, time after time, to return and work without pay until the fifty miles wero completed, if there was any danger of losing the endorsement of the State, and not only they, but every citizen of Brunswick would have gone up, if it had been necessary. The above is a true statement of the facts as they occurred. James Houston, Ex-Mayor City Brunswick. The meeting also passed resolutions exonor ating Mr. Conant, and complimentary to Mr. Geo. H. Hazelhurst, for services rendered in correcting the false impressions created by the dispatches of Avery. They also solicited a statement from Babcock, which is published in the Appeal, as follows: Beunswick, Ga., March 17, 1870. Gentlemen :—At your meeting of last even ing, I was called npon to give to the pablio a statement of facts in relation to the disgraceful farce that has been enacting here during the past few weeks, coupled with a request to re duce them to writing. Under date of January 17th, I received a letter from J. Edwin Conant & Co., stating that “CoL E. Halbert had been appointed General Superintendent of the Bruns wick and Albany Railroad. That this appoint ment would in no way interfere with my con tract for the first sixty miles. That the appoint ment was made from motives of policy, and not from any disregard to me.” Shortly thereafter Col. E. Hulbert made bis appearance in our office. He was courteously received, and every facility offered to him to go over the work and inspect it in every detail. WHAT HE FOUND. As perfect an organization in every depart ment as ever existed—tracklayers, trestle build ers, culvert builders, blacksmiths, carpenters, train hands, etc., etc. All is peace and quiet ness—the work going on with unexampled ra pidity, and with the most perfect determination on the part of all to save the State aid by com pleting the fifty miles. It is necessary to lay be fore you the exact state of things, that following step by step the track of Messrs. Avery & Hul bert, their plans and projeots may be under stood, and the molo-like way they undermined this organization. . WHAT HE DID. Bis first step was to totally ignore Capt. N. S. Finney in his capacity as Financial Agent This gentlomen at once telegraphed his resigna tion to New York, which was refused. His next step was to gradually introduce his own men from Atlanta, crowding ont the employees who had worked for months without pay. At this stage of affairs Wm. L. Avery made his appear ance, and it soon became evident from the fre quent consultations and actions that followed, that some hidden meaning lay beneath all this. The work was going on, and on February loth, a sufficient sum of money was received from Atlanta to pay the men for their January labor. As soon as the men had received this install ment, tho screws of indignity was put on with ten fold force, and I was appealed to by the foreman on tho road for protection. Avery and Hulbert were now determined to bring things to a focus, and tho engineer on the construction train beyond tho Satilla was discharged, and a drunken fellow put in his place, after one of the most childish scones ever enaoted by two men in the piny woods. I agreed to accept Wm. L. Avery’s proposition—to bo paid in fall for 60 miles instead of CO miles, provided I would re tire from the road. THE MOTIVES. A scheme had been gotten up in Atlanta to effect a sale of tho Opera House to the State— this being effected, a portion of the mouey was to be pluced to tho credit of the B. & A. R. B. The Governor—as he had dismissed Halbert from tho State Road and as Halbert was aspir ing to a seat in the U. S. Senate, it was found convenient to remove him from Atlanta for a brief period of time. And as it was necessary to rivet the yoke of Radicalism on the necks of Georgians—so Wm. L. Avery planned to come to Brunswick, and, by insult added to insult, to induce a mob aud riot ou the railroad—seized the moment of Mr. Conant’s arrival, (to visit the work) to bring it to a head, and thereby be enabled to telegraph for troops and forward to Washington, his never to be forgotten telegram. I ask yon, gentlemen, for what purpose a Gen eral Superintendent is elected to any railroad ? Is it for a road nnder construction or for a com pleted road? Was the work being pushed on with vigor or not? Why this systematic straggle to induce an up rising of the men ? Why did Avery go amongst the colored men and ask whioh side they would espouse if trouble arose ? Why did Avery go to Atlanta and borrow 120 men frenranother road for fifteen days? Why this outcry that Savannah money is at the bottom of it? Why the farce of placing troops at the various bridges, thus pretending that Savannah is about to send inoendiaries to burn them ? Gentlemen, I am a Northern man, without on dollar of interest in the South. I am a Repub lican by politics, but I claim to cany that uni versal passport that thus far has carried me with honor in all parts of the South, and will ever carry any one who is entitled to it—an honest gentleman. Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’t, Feed. A. Babcock, Late Sup’t Construction B. & A. R. R. The same number of the Appeal also prints the following card, in reference to the Avery dispatch: A GABD. Knowing that the leading statements contain ed in a telegram, dated Savannah, Ga., March 13th, and signed by one W. L. Avery (from this place) and forwarded to certain Senators in the United States Congress, are utterly false and of most mischievous tendency, we deem it our duty to give said statements a prompt and plain denial. And for the benefit of our friends at a distance, we make this denial above our own proper signatures. No man is proscribed for bis political opinions. No man’s life or property is endangered. Our community is in a state of peace and quiet The undersigned have all removed South, and settled here since the close of the late war, and represent all shades of political opinion. F. A. Beusteb, Late of Springfield, Mass. J. R. Cook, late of Mass. A. C. Babtuett, late of Mass. S. H. Cook, “ 0. A. Babtlett, “ Wabben A. Fuller, “ F. M. Eames, • “ A. W. Esleok, “ J. F. Rowe, “ F. A. Hamilton, New York. N. O. Smith, “ A. W. Habwood, Vermont. The Georgia Bill—The Bullock Wing Dissatisfied — YYliut the President Said to Them. A delegation of colored men from Georgia, comprising members of the Legislature, the Labor Convention, and the late Constitutional Convention, all adherents of the Bullock whig of the Republican party in that State, had an interview with the President to-day, and rep resented that they were dissatisfied with the way in which their case had been stated to the President, and had come themselves to ex press their views and desires. They had come to protest against the adoption of the Bing ham amendment to the Georgia bill. It would result in placing their race in the same place they were before the war. The rebels would rule the State, and the colored man would have no justice. They hoped the amendment would be defeated in the Senate, and if not, that the President would veto the bill. The President replied: “ I have not had the bill you speak of yet presented to my con sideration by Congress. It passed the House, I understand, by a large majority, a number of Republicans voting lor it, and the amend ment you speak of was presented, I learn, by a Republican member. I feel sure that the larger number of the Republican mem bers of the House who voted for it were not aware of the purport of the amend ment alluded to by you as you regard it The bill is now with the Senate. When it is pre sented for my consideration I shall give it that attention I always try to give every sub ject that concerns the. welfare of my country. I am exceedingly anxious to havo Georgia ad mitted as a State, and do not propose to throw any unnecessary obstacle in the way. As for equal rights and franchises before the law, they will be guaranteed in a very few days by a constitutional provision, and 1 feel warrant ed in assuring you will be carried out to the letter of the law, so far as the Executive is concerned.” The delegation retired, some of them pleas ed with the President’s answer, while a few were disposed to think it rather non-commit tal.— Washington dispatch to Richmond Dis patch, 11th. South Carolina Editorial Conference. The Conference of Conservative editors in South Carolina, last Wednesday, was very folly attended, and after a frank interchange of views the following resolution was unani mously adopted: (1.) Resolved unanimously, .That this Con ference recognizes the legal right of all the citizens of the State, irrespective of color, to suffrage. (2.) That this Conference recognizes the legal right of all the citizens of the State, ir respective of color or previous condition, to office, subject alone to personal qualification and fitness. (3.) That in the judgment of this Confer ence, a Convention of the people of the State, opposed to Radicalism, and in favor of gooc, ana honest government, should he held in the city ot Columbia, at some convenient time for tho purpose of nominating a State ticket, which, while assuring equal and exact justioe to all, will afford some degree ef security, prosperity and good government. (4.) That this Conference respectfully sug gests to tho people of tho State Wednesday, the 15th day of June, ensuing, as a suitable time for the holding of said Convention. Tbe Funding Bill, The Funding and Banking bill, introduced by Senator Sherman, provides tbe following: 1. That $400,000,000 five per cent, ten-twenty year bonds be issued at par for gold, or for pres ent five-twenty year bonds. The gold to be used for redemption of five-twenty bonds. 2. That $400,000,000fonranda half percent, fifteen-thirty year bonds be issued at par for gold or any Government debt bearing a higher rate of coin interest. 3. That an unlimited amount of fonr per cent, twenty-forty year bonds be issued, as the Sec retary of the Treasury may decide necessary, in exchange for any indebtedness of the United States, including legal tenders. 4. Total exemption from taxes. 5. That coupons be paid abroad as well a3 here. 6. Agents to be appointed here and abroad to sell and negotiate the loan, and not more than 1 per cent, to be paid them. 7. Reserve $160,000,000 each year out of im port duties for payment of interest and reduc tion of principal of pablio debt Bonds now or hereafter to be held by the Treasurer in the “Sinking Fund” and “Special Fund,” Khali be cancelled and destroyed. 8. After October, 1, 1870, no other bonds than those under this act shall be received as security for National Bank circulation; and two-thirds of such bonds must be the four per cent issue. Existing National Banks must withdraw their securities and substitute bonds as above. 9. No bank can reoeive over eighty per cent of the par value of bonds deposited. 10. Any bank oan pay legal tender notes to any amount to the Treasurer, and receive cir culating notes therefor, based on the four per oent bonds, without limitation, and laid legal tender notes shall be cancelled and destroyed. Tmcua are 2,500,000 bushels of wheat stored on the upper Mississippi, and it is said that about the same quantity remains in the hands of the farmers in that section. Senate Debate on Thursday. The World reports tbe Senate debate ea Thursday upon the Georgia Bill as follows : The galleries of the Senate to-day presented a very marked contrast to the throng and ex citement of yesterday, on the occasion of a mu- lotto reading a speech prepared for him. There were few there to appreciate some of the keen* t and most effective work ever doi-« in the mber. Mr. Howard had the floor, bnt gave way to Spencer, the carpet-bagger from Alaba ma, who read an essay. This worthy began with his hand in his breeches pockets, end look ed for all the world like a livery-stable keeper airing his Sunday clothes. The bulk ot thl« es say—which, like Revels's speech, had been written for him by an outsider—consisted of the ' old story outrage and murder, which has been on the boards this four years aud more, as pretext for despotio and corrupt legislation. Spencer at tracted very little attention, even whan he in- dnlged in a fling at his colleague, Warner, for his alleged conservative tendencies. He re marked, with happy acumen, that, if the people of Alabama had their way, neither be or his colleague would be there. Mr. Howard came next, making the best of a bad case, bnt he was not left long unmolested. First came Ml Car- penter with a damaging interruption, then Sen* ator Thurman, then Mr. Pomeroy, then Ur. Edmunds, who was pitiless, then Carl Sohnrs, with one of those quiet, well bred, pregnant interrogatories which are equal to some men’s speeches, then Mr. Howe, then Mr. Trumbull, and lastly Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, all of these— save,perhaps,Mr. Pomeroy—indicating that they utterly dissented from the Bullock line of poli tics. Mr. Trumfiull made a capital exposition of the Georgia constitution. Mr. Howard is usually frank and direct in his style of argument, an nouncing boldly his conclusions and policy, but to-day he seemed to feel that the moral sense of the Senate and the country must be against the design of the Bullock party, to extend their own official terms; aud accordingly, when pressed upon the point as to what ho believed to be their purposes in this regard, he resorted to quibbling aud evasion. The indications to-day were decidedly healthy, all tending to show that the Bullock’s empire in the Senate is gone. Sawyer, of South Carolina, followed with an essay, in which he declared his purpose to sus tain the Bingham amendment. ' Some newspaper men, of both parties, notic ed to-day an incident going to show a game of the Bollock faction, to use a female lobby in connection with the Georgia business, and the comment was made that these proceedings had better be conducted with more regard to appear ances. Whittemore Canvassing. Correspondence of the World. ] Columbia, S. 0., March 15. Whittemore is giving his party trouble. Others, ambitious of Congressional honors and emoluments, want his place and its pick ings, and are greatly annoyed by his persist ence in running again. But he seems equally unaffected by the denunciations of the honest white population, and the still more cruel an athemas of his former comrades of the scala wag school. He is now addressing the blacks at every prominent point in the First District, and makes good headway. A leading negro who had just come from one of the meetings addressed by Whittemore, was heard repeat ing to others the Congressman’s vindication: “Why, all de fuss i3 about nuffia. Mr. Whit temore only sell one ship, which the buckra want If de buckra git um, we no git um. Mr. Whittemore too sharp for dat; he sells de ships quick for five hundred dollars and build two schools wid de money, and de bal ance of de trade he got in he pocket to pay us forde loss time when we vote for him to go back a§in. Dar now, what you cill dafc but a fedder in ho cap and money in we pock et” The postmaster at Sumter has informed the Postmaster-General that Whittemore con tinues to frank his private letters as, “M. 0.,” and that letters have been received at Sumter for Whittemore, under date of Darlington, March 7, so franked, and forwarded from the Darlington office without stamp, although the postmaster there knows that he has no longer the right to use the franking privilege. The Sumter paper announces this under tho cap tion of “petty stealing.” A Perfect Brick—A Bar or Silver Weighing One TJhousand and Thir teen Ounces. From the St. Joseph {Ho.') Gazette.;j We were yesterday shown, at the State Na tional Rank in this city, a “brick” of solid silver, weighing 1,013 ounces, 965 fine. It was out o’ the Vermillion and Burke ledges, in the Meadow Valley district (now called the Ely district,) Lincoln county, Nevada, 380 miles south of Salt Lake City, and 140 miles north of Callville, the head of navigation on the Colorado river. The brick is a perfect monster in size and weight. It will be sent by the bank to New Yorkfor assay. It came through from Nevada by express. Yesterday Mr. J. Vermillion, formerly an old resident of Buchanan county, and now one of the proprietors of the Vermillion and Burke ledges, arrived in the city direct from Nevada. He represents the mines in that section of country as veiy prosperous and be ing worked rapidly. The ledges are all well defined, from 6 to 14 feet wide, and pay as high as $8,000 per ton. Pioch, the principal town in the Meadow Valley district, contains about 450 men and half a dozen women, and is rapidly improving, although it is safely to bo presumed that most of the increase in the population comes from immigration. Messrs. Ely & Reynolds have five stamp mills working ten tons of ore per day, and the Meadow VaP ley Company will have some twenty stamp mills at work in the course of the next six weeks, while a number of others are en route to the district and will soon be in operation. Black Shaft, on Pioch Ledge, worked by the Meadow Valley Company, has a shaft 40 feet deep, pays $8,000 per ton, and is guarded ' day and night to keep the specimens from be ing carried off. ' •“ Tbe San Domingo Treaty. A great effort is being made by tho President to save the San Domingo Treaty. On Thursday he held a conference in the President’s room in the Capitol with Senators Conkling, Morton, Stewart, Sawyer, Chandler, Cameron and Wil son (Sumner loft ont) General Babcock the negotiator of the Treaty was also present, with maps and documentary evidence. The dispatch says: The interview was mainly of a purely conver sational character, and it is understood that the President himself represented the advisability of ratifying the treaty in the form in whioh it was made. . Very little opposition was manifest ed on the part of those present, and, indeed, there appeared to be a feeling generally favora ble to the desired action, after General Bab cock’s statements had been heflftd, and the pa pers presented by him examined. It is very probable that when Mr. Sumner, as of the oommittee, presents the sdverse report authorized by a majority vote of the members, a motion will be made in the Senate to recom mit the report so as to permit of the presenta tion of further facts and increase the chances of final action of a favozable character. As a treaty requires two thirds of the Senate, the result is very doubtful. Probably no meas ure of equal importance as affecting tbe future career of the Republic is before Congress. The Baltimore Sun notices the _ __ through that city, of a drove of turkeys, 485in number. They had traveled all the way from Ohio at the rate of twenty-five miles a day, end were bound for tiae tobacco plantations of Oca- aectiottf. <r. S:i ■ ■■■ -V .1 » ’ . i ’ Ji'l • -i*. .' ( -4 FnH rfaliiWMMii ,-v-